The Sun. — London, England, 1809-02-10 00:00:00

Q.-Da you dot live with your father c! rot, •a. Is your (tabu alive?---A. He is alive, Q. Is your mot Iwr alive ?—A. She is. Q. Do you lice with her ?—A. I do not, Q. Are you married ?—.A. I am not. Q, Witness has said that she lives with her sister, what is her name Sarah. Q. Is the witness's sister married?---A. No. Q. Whew' does 6be reside?.—A. At Chelsea. Q. What employment has the witness and her sister ?—A. We keep a boarding-school. Q. Did witness ever live at BayswAter with' Mrs. Clarke?—A. Yes. Q. In what fart of Bayswater ?--A. Thstwts hhlce. . a. Dees witness know whether any other man lived with Mrs. Clarke but his Royal Highness, live her husband left her ?—A. None else to my kuowledie. Q. Arc you related to Mrs. Clarke?---A. My brother is married to her sister. a. Did witness know , Mrs. Clarke when she Fe sided in Tavistock-street ?-4. 'Yes.• • Q. Dal witnes4 know if her husbAna lived with Mrs. Clarke at that period ?—A. No ; she lived with her mother. Q., How 'Ong ago has witness lived at Bayswa , ter 7—A: I do not exactly know. Q. What was Mrs. Clarke's husband 7—A. I be lieve he was a man'of fortune. Q. Does witness know that he had only 501. a year given to him by weekly payments 7—A. I know nothing of the matter. • Q. When did Mrs, Clarke leave Bayswater ? A. I do not recolle&. Q. Did witness live with Mrs. Clarke in Tavi• stock-street ?—A. I never slept m the house during her residence there. Q. Did any man live with Mrs. Clarke about that period besides her husband ?—A. Never that I knew. • Q. What is the name of the father of the wit ness 7—A. Taylor, the same as my name. Q. Is he now living 7-4. Yes, he is: • Q. Where is the father of the witness now ? The witness declining answering this question, Lord Fot.u.s - retee was of opinion that she ought not to be compelled, as there might possibly be eir cumstances attending the disclosure of this question, which might prove injurious to the witness's father , nor could he conceive that any material benefit would result to the.present inquiry from the disclOsure of ' this circumstance, The ATTOONEY-GENERAL in replrobserved, that, he knee% nothing of the witness; but sure he was, that much of the credit of the testimony of this evi deed° depended upon that degree . of respedability. winch both the witness and her cOunthions• in SO ,. ciety held: Would the Noble Lord, or any Mem ber in the House, deny dist the evidence of a proiti;. , Lute, who mif:4lit be picked up"in a street, was to . be equally relied upon with that of a person who sup ported a decent and a respe6table charaeler ? Nor was it immaterial to the present inquiry to know where the father aild Mother of the witness resided, as it was highly probable 'that the knowledge of this cireunistance might:tend to extricate truth• from the mine of 'error, with which it appeared to him to .be involved. After some remarks from Mr. S'it nein AN'and Mr. TIOUSTON, en the propriety of petting this question, the witness was recalled, and the examination conti nued by the ATTORMOt-OeNVIAL. Q. Where does the witness's father live ?—A. I de not lotus. Q. By Mr. PERCEVAL— Doei witness Mean' by her fast answer, that the thinks the veracity and • Weight of her evidence would' be weakened by the. disclosure of she, present residence of her father ? Mr. BI,ANT: said, that neon reflection, he trusted the flight Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Perceval) would tint press The question, as is evidently went to wound the feelings of the witness. Mr. PeRCEOtL. observed, that he could na help suspthing, that something would be disclosed by a diree s l amtWerlo that question, that ,would greatly,' • if not wholly,' discredit the testimony of the wit , tsrss. It mist appear a very extraordinarrcase, thstne4her of the sisters knew, or rather wankd not tell, where the father 'was and therefore he 6till adhered to his former.opinion, that the question ought to be answered in a dire& manner. Mr. Wmesarouce saw no good that could result from compelling the witness to answer the question it4' a direct form, as it was probable the feet could be,,ascertained, by putting the question in another shape. • Mr. YOIIKK thought itutterly impossible to carry NI the inquiry, unless such questions were point (iffy answered ; the truth could never be found out, oil the obloquy under which The' Duke of York LA Wien, by a combination of some of the most abandoned charaeters, could not be as easily remov ed, it the winless was permitted to evade answering s questioe, which in his judgment was fair and leesottable. Mr. Sisteote did not see any reasonable obithion to the showering of the -question, and therefore trusted the Committee would not relax. Witness being recalled, the question was repeated by Mri PeacevAL. • Q. Where does the father of the witness reside ? I cannot tell. a. Does witness seriously persist in her denial 7 . . A. l do, serioesly. Q. When did witness see her father last 7—A. About a fortnight ago.. • ,Where did she live then 7-.4. ACCltelsea. Q.. What reason has witness for decliningto ans wer where her father lives now 7—A. She could pot condescend to give a re.asnn. - Q. , Wfiere did he live before he came there ? A. InAfferent parts of the country. • Q. In what part of Chelsea does the witness re . side ?—A. In China-row. Q. At what number No. 0. by t h e: ATTORNEY-G2NkAt4l4.-",-0. Did witness plum see. the Duke 'of York in company With Mrs., CLirke 7-55 A,,, ,, yes, often. Q. How long has witness kept a boarding school ? .n-. 4. Two years. Q. 01 i 4 sivitness live all that time at Chelsea ? No. ~ 'Where OW 41: live wore At Kentish PAT. ca. At wttai place in IC.ent . i4l) Town ho i l eiihrr name nur nutnber. CI. Dia witaros licP A 00Arding - Ac499 At ;Ce0,,,. Town updtr the name of Taylor ?.—A. Yes, I (I, Where did her father live then ?«.—A. I beg to decline answering that Tuition, or any other Leta. tive to my father. • Q. How long did witness live at Kentish Town ? --A. About three quarters of, a year. Q. Did her father live with the witness at Bays- • water ?—A. Yes; and at Islington also. Q. What was your father's busineso—A.. He followed no business. Q. What business had, Mr. Clarke ?—A. I never heard that he had any. Q. Flow long was witness at Islington ?—A. About three quartets of a year., • .Q. Flow long since witness knew Mr. Wardle ? —A. Two or three months. • Q. At whose request has the witness attended here to-night ?—A. At the desire of Mrs. Clarke. Q. Is your father labouring under any pecuniary embarrassment ?—A. Yes, be is. • Q. Did witness ever see Col, French in .company with Mrs. Clarke ?—A. Yes, I did ; but be was never formally introduced to me. Witness was then ordered to withdrew, and Mr. 'Surroir' was examined by Mr. rPeRcEVA Q. Does witness recollect Mrs. Clarke lo bi ex amined at. a Court Martial, that was some time ago held at Colchester, on Capt. Thomson ?—A. Yes. Q. How was Mrs. Clarke designated cm that oc casion ?—A. In the list which Captain Thomson's Agent gave to me, she was described as a widow, `who then resided at Loudon Lodge, in the county of Essex.—(Here a question arose respecting • the propriety of reading from a written .document some parts of the minute s of the Court Martial, as far as they related 40 Mrs. 'Clarke's evidence.) After some remarks from Mr. Canning, . Whitbread, Mr. Croker, and Mr. •BerestOrd, the Minutes were read, and the witness was ordered to withdraw. MR, PARKER EXAMINZD BY COL. WARDT.Z. Q. Did witness receive any payment of 5001. In 804 ?—A. I know nothing at all of the subject; I was only executor to Mr. Ilurkit, pawn-broker ; but I have a book in my custody which contains some account . of Mrs. .Clarke's transadions with Mr. Burkit. : Q. Mention all you ean discover,ol these trans• anions from your book InMay, t 804, I find that Mrs. Clarke ;eve 5001. in redemption of a ser vice of plate ; July 14, a bill at two months, for 2001. At subsequent months during the same year, a bill at four months, for 2001. ; ditto at " six months, 2001.; .ditto at eight mihnths, for 2001.; ditto at ten months, for 2001. •. ditto at .twelve months, for 2001. ; and by ca sh,. 1211. Together with some other entries .of money in smaller sums. Q., By whom were those : bills drawn ?—A.. I do not know. Q. Who were Mr. I3irkit's bankers ?—A. Messrs. Marsh and Co. CART. Tlicxnit EXAMINED BY MR. WARDLE. Q. Do you remember of a Majority being offered to "nu at a Jedueed,priee by Mr. Danovan ? The answer of the question being objected to by Mr. PERcavAL, and the witness being directed ►o withdraw, it. was, on the suggestion of the Chair man, erased from the minutes, AIR. ALDEIIMAI% . I CONIBE BXAMIMI•l. Mr. Alderman Comae was. then examined in his, place by Mr. PERCEVAL respecting what he knew of the manner in which the appointment of Mr. Dow, ler was procured. The I ton. Member stated, ,that soon sifter Mr. Dowler obtained his Commission, he met him in thestreet„ and after congratulating Mr. Dowler on the occasion, be, recolleded perfectly Well, that Mr. Dowler ascribed the procurement of his Comtnission to Sir Brooke Watson, and nut to Mrs. Clarke. MV. DONOVAN EXAMINED. . . Q. , (By Mr. PERCavni.). Did Witness ever deli ver a list of names to the Duke of York for military promotion 2—A. I never did. Q. (By Mr. WARDLE). Did witness ever offer a situation in India. to a young Gentleman fora sum of Money 2—A—l did. Q. What. was that situation 2—A. A Writership. Q. What was the sum offered-2—A. Upwards of 30001. But the negotiation broke off in consequence of a disagreement with respect to some money which was to be borrowed. Mr. Donovan continued, to be examined by Mr. SMITH, Mr. ROBEIIT LPUSDAS, Mr. WARDLE ) Mr.: SHERIDAN, and other Members, as to the Writec ship in:Jndia.- Being questioned by whom be was authorised to negotiate for places in the . East India Service, he an«. swered, that he did not conceive himself obliged to answer that question. . • Q. Was he authorised, -or requested to do ao by Mrs. Clarke ) - 7 -4. Mrs. Clarke wrote to him to , make inquiries to that etrect, and he did .make in quiries accordingly. . Being aSked by Mr. StnßtttnAty if he had ,ever risked for any preferments in the Church ) He an swered, yes, fora Deanery—and for What Deane?y ? That of Salisbury. He had asked for , no other, and. the stun to be paid for procuring that Deanery was sonnl. • Mrs. Clarke did nut„ think the Duke 'of Portland had much interest in Church Preferments —That patronage was in other hands ; yet he did .balievo that Mrs. Clarke had much interest with the Mike or Portland. He had seen Mrs. Clarke in NoVeMber, December, and February hist, and had received some letters from her Since that time ; he had two of them in hispocket. In these letters, Mrs. Clarke expressed her regret that Mr. Dono van's' name 'should have been mentioned in the t rens a6tion respetaing the Deanery. The business, how ever, should be proceeded in Without delay. Mr. Donovan Was , then questioned as to the pe riod of his service in the tulny, and the Means by which 141: , gained promot:on. In answer to this question he stated that he was in the King's service since 198. 'He first entered into the Queen's Rangers, bud was ultimately, in the Veteran Bat talion. He had atif.-'ered lunch from the wounds he had received in the service, and enunterited the wanes Of t the Medical ,Qentlemen by whom he was attended. His itufferinga were still acute, and of a nature to deprive him of rest, .:He had had the ho nour to be recommended by Lords Cornwallis and Moira., and to them he was Indebted for what pro motion he had obtained: • Being questioned how long' he bad known Mrs. Clarke ?-7-Mr. D. answOred, since 1805 • that be had not seen her above six times in his life; that when he fiaited cy4s. 1,19,c at Ttntlest, beat mostly from his own accord. He had been desired by ter to get some letters inserted in the Morning Post, which he did. He had afterwards visited her Ponsmotern, Ftts. 9.----Artived his Mde , tY'll twice or thrice s and the objeil of these visits was to . do away a prejudice she had con c e ive d a g ainst him, t Ships Dolphin and Cosier from the Eastwar d ; Oso supposing he had been the author of some paragraphs his Majesty's Ship Hindostan, from Plymouth; Scipio, against her in a Morning Paper. BAND ; Ifilliatit, RAtit$DEN; and Ann, Sitoprog, In reply to the question how much ho WaS to re ceive for the India Writership,- he answered 35001. from Plymouth. Alert, Beata , from Deptford ;; and Viol. for a compliment for , his exertion,' in pro- Harriet, HUNTLET,from London; bound to Oporto, curing it. The person for whom he endeavoured to very leaky procure it, was a Mr. O'Hara. He denied that he ; Drape, ROBERTS, and Hawk , Goo- MAN, from Liverpool ; Betsey, HUTCHINS, from was its the habit at trafficking for places; be might have negotiated a , few, or have been instrumental in Padstow ; also a convoy, outward bound, from the negaciating them. Downs. After several more quest's:Ms respecting the writer- Sailedhis Majesty's Ships Virginia, for the East` ship, to which the wiIIICSII still returned nearly the ward ; the Widbore, on a eruize, and the Boadicak • same antwers, he was allowed to withdraw. - The C HAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped U. ndaunted, and Mercurius, for the Westwa rd. that• no time would be lost in' following up this in- The Brig Bell, READ, from Newcastle, boa to vestigat ion, as no business. could be of more urgency Lisboa, laden with coals, arrived here ye sterda y or importance; he should not press it further for from the Downs, and' during a heavy gale o f wind the present. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the last night she 6rove oil the Spit, and is now lying House being resumed, the Committee was ordered w ith her masts just out of the water. to sit again this day. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER next called the attention of the House to the case of Mr. William Williams, who had been ordered into the custody'' of the Serjeant at Arms-for tampering with the wit ness Mrs. Clarke. He wished Mr. Low tun might be examined as to what he knew at the character and situation of Mr.. Williams. Mr. Lowton was called in, arid stated, that he had known Mr. Williams fur some years back; and that from many things he had observed in his. conduct, he considered lam as. nut altogether sound in his NAVAL► NEWS. mind. In consequence of this observation, the SPF A min gave.direttions that Win. Williatni: he discharged out of custody, .without paying. the tees„ . . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUCE thought it proper to give notice, that. from what had passed during the course of the present sitting, it was his intention to move to bring in a Bill to make it a misdemeanor to advertise the she .of places under Government, or of places in the patronage. of. the East India Company. Adjourned at halt-past four o'clock. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAV AT TWALVIL O'CLOCK. COMO'S w 4. • • - 671 69 67 TEI E SUN. iOLICM QUIUDICIIOI PALSUt4 AUUSAT L 0 ND 0 IV, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1809. 'Accounts are said to have been received from Lis 7 bon, brought by the George, Captain Fußims, which left that place on the 26th ultimo, which state that all our troops had etnharked. The troops which' bad twitched towards the Frouticri of Portugal had certainly returned to Lisbon, but no authentic accounts have been received of their embarkation indeed we are convinced that the embarkation could not have taken place so early as the !Aid). A sudden and rather extraordinary rise took place in the Funds yesterday which, was caused, we be lieve, by rumours that a new Financial operation was in contemplation. STANGATE CREEK, FEB. B.—Arrived the /Oh BATES, from Malta : she sailed the Stith D. T llB Fleet for England sailed about It) days before i Capt. BATES SpOke a Brig off. Gibraltar, who formed him that they had put into Syracuse,b ll t fr° lll the wind, Capt. BATES supposes they must have get out of-the Mediterranean about a forte ht sioce. vmamos....• . Dam., FEB. 9.—Arrived fiistMajesty's Ships Pot' dora and Bold from a cruize, and remain in the Downs with the Ships as per last. FAO/Vitt, FEB. 7.—Sailed his l‘li;esti'i SbiP l Resistance and Su-allow on a cruiv.:. A report was.also circulated, obviously for the pure pose of stock-jobbing speculations, that .BoON P ItTE had sent to this Country fresh Overtures of a pacific tendency: Yesterday a.:Cabinet Council sat at the Foreign Office. The Members present were—the LORD CHANCiLLOR, the Earls of WESTMORLAND, LIVER , - POOL, BATHURST ; Lords CASTLEREAGH and MUL ,GRAVE ;! Mr. CANN 4NG. and 4 NIr. PERM , Al,. We understand the Directors of the Bait India Company have sent out orders fur as large an•invest ment of hemp as can be procured, to be sent to Eng land by the next homeward-bound Fleet. Intelligence has been received from Gen, Devt.e, dated Toriosa, the I 6th of January; he was then on the way to Valencia upon. public business. We un derstand, that the sufferings which have been so ge nerally sustained by our ()dicers in the North-west of Spain, have also fallen to the lot of the General iu the East. lie had been six days and nights sae- Tessively on horseback, with,little intermission, and that during the lreaviest rains. The. General re presents the..ardourotNthe Spaniards in the South to be unabated. , At Saragossa the greatest distress was 'endured; hut still the determination of the Citizens to maintain the glory they had acquired, was un ,shaketi. A coo.iin of PA LAPDX, a Cottutess of flu- Ite . tt.P., hod enrolled berwlf with ow females, to assist those who worked at the batteries, by bringing them provisiont, All the transports ,belonging to General Sue*. a Rookies expedition . are said to have put into dif ferent ports in.the south of Ireland, principally into Cork, where the whole are to be, colleded, and to proceed to their destination without delay. Miss TA '1.0.11, the intimate friend - of Mrs.CLARKE, examined as a witness, last night, in the House of Commons, is a very neat figure, about the height of Mrs. dLA EKE, ,fiee rather plain, but fair. She was dressed i black velvet pelisse; black bonnet, with a net veil"; and across-barred'silk handkerchief tied round her neck. Shedd not appear iii. the: least dis composed. Her brother is marliectioMrs. er.,,vaKa's sister. • . Mr. WlLLtara WtLLIAMS, the Clergyman who sent the 'letter to MSS. C4ARKE last night, in the House of Commons, is about: forty years of age, atniut. five feet six int:lies high, rather corpulent,-pro. utinent features, dark Jlair,.a very ruddy complexion, *and baid•beaded. He was detained for some time in custody in the Vote-Otlice ; but his insanity hay int-, beets proved,. he was disc:barged. Wednesday evening,,. about six o'clock, a lahouring Lunn of the name ()Ilia, was stivllei by three footpads, Oil Hampstead. Heathi.erined with pistols. * who rcthhed hirn Pt a watch and sonic silver; atterAbich they rqbhect another rtpn ar,4 a woman t wtl,o4,ioPc. l ,Cet.s* they. cut C10. 7 t. : - • : GRIMSBY, Fss. 9. —Arrived in the Roads .10 night, with the loss:of anchors and.cables, from off Anholt, his Majesty's Ship Prometheus. She JA Anholt on the . 11th of January, 'stud has been drifto 3 by the ice from shore to shere, till the Ist inst. LA* REPORT. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Fen. 9. The Court for the greater part of the day was occupied in hearing Sessions and Crown Cases. • Lord Ewitsauttoucor observed to Mr. Wilson, one of Mr. Davison's Counsel, that from the pres sure of business, it was probable they Would no be able ti pi ss sentence on the Defendant this germ.-r+At the same time the delay would occasion no incon. verfience to him, as the imprisonment between cilia period and the next term would form a portion 01 that species of punishment which the Court wound, most probably inflict. It was thrown out the oth day that the Defendant had e compensation" tar as relinquishing the profits o ma f d his contra6t vellt• The Colin wished towhether that had beet at all estimated, or could be reduct:d to attual ac. count. • Mr.. ATTORNBY GOWSRAI, Stated, that he lota urged in argument, that Mr. Davison ought not 1 retain any portion of that money paid him by I," public fur services which. he had not performeu hoW much it was, was not accounted for, but be it what it may, civilly, it ought to be returned to the public before any ',litigation ought ,to be prayed 1 01 . The Counsel said, that between this and the nest term, the,Defendant work} have an opportunity of making at least that atonement. THR TLIEATRS..-...The new Farce, brought for. ward last ' night at Dairy-Lane Theatre, under the title of The Unconscious Counterfeit, was ‘vell re", ceived by a 'Timorous audience. , lt was very vie" supported EI,LISTON I MAIHAWS, and DowxoS. There is nothing very new or striking in the P'"11 itself, but, it has some bustle and•variety, thol4l with much of improbability. The plot consists .91 thointrusion.9f, two young men into the house 01 an old geptleman-in the country, one to skim', himself from an arrest, and the other to see Ito Gentleman's, daughter to whom ,he had previoesii been attached.—The rnstak6s of the father lead 1 0 much whimsical equivoque, and some divertiug cow barrassments. The piece of course ends happily tor, all parties. Svataiwo.—There was an exhibition yestertlei, in the Fives•court, St. Martin's-street, in the: pre,' sence of about 200 spectators, ,for the benefit er Pearce the Game Chicken, the unconquered late champioe (who has been some time in a &cline,' and is not expected to live many days), and Ear' ton, who was vanquished by Crib. The prinol l9l. 'setting-to was between Crib and Horton, and You"s' Belcher and Horton, most of the other prof/00 4Q ' • note being absent and disabled. The set-to betwi%rt., Horton and Young Belcher atibrded 3 fund a. amusement, and was a master-piece of science...?' • Chicken was just able to walk into the court. et a. Died, on the sth instant, at Edinburgh , regr'f, te • by all his friends, , and all who knew him, CoPla: /ik JAMES FARQUASON of the Royal Navy. • A few nights since' the house. of a woma n Apullci-court, Fleet-street, was broke into by titres'' thieves, who gagged'her and-her mother, when the : took away some linen, sheets, and other articles, 'ND. which they escaped. - SMITHFIELD MARKET, Fin 43. ' l, l, This day's market was but . thinly Supplied :different kinds of.cat tie • Mutton and Veal are tieidq.) than our last repc.rt ' Beet' and Pork sopp ott, prices, and Are trade for the inapt Vart was mit over brisk. The sales in the Haymarket %vete not 1101; 4. Hay ,has fallen in price since Monday. • CORN-EXCIUNGR, FEB. o. There is a middling supply of Wheat to-day, chiefly second and inferie/.. sale , * are heavy, and •scarcely support last little l B4 IIO Y and Malt are in tolerable vupply; a t variation ; very lew;.old...Beans now come to hand , rices new rather clieapfr • there are considerable tresnlp arrivals of Oats, but ' being much in request, can° this trade to be rather dearer ; Flour -retuaitt at last o i notett pricqs, . , • • . 1 Lot4t,RN Priqtcd by R. LIARIL4s tiow-streetb . and publisbect by W, 4cktrrs (01.50 0 ) MPt II : I 9 I TCCOI t4t sot Virtcci Llt 5 1 4( 14 (of .martjett:caurt..